Finding Serenity: How Yoga and Positive Self-Talk Can Take you from Not-My-Day to Namaste

That’s what many studios, instructors, clothing manufacturers and advertising companies would like you to believe, and it certainly a great place to start. But sometimes a deeper level of self-care and introspection is necessary to help you move past your daily stressors, childhood trauma or anxiety to find a place of inner peace. Join Holly Valentine-McDonald as she takes a refreshing look at what lies beyond the mat, combining various types of yoga, breathwork, and Cognitive Behavioural psychology coping techniques to get you out of your negative headspace, and move you closer to a place of peaceful ing—whatever your age or stage in life. Learn from Valentine-McDonald’s inspiring journey from being an A+ people-pleaser in a high-stress career, to finishing two Master’s degrees as an adult learner; and see how her evolution from yoga enthusiast to teacher and therapist helped take her beyond negative self-talk, childhood trauma, alcohol abuse, anxiety and depression. Valentine-McDonald’s work will help you deal with anxiety and past trauma by: